As said before, it doesn't matter. Linux has no problem running usb, and even 24/96 over a usb2 is hardly going to tax your interface.
However, there are a few things to consider: - a very large drive in a tiny usb enclosure will get hotter than in a well ventilated case. Don't smother your drives. It pays to shop around a little and find a nice metal case that can help in getting the heat out. - have you considered e-sata? The last 2 usb enclosures I bought also support external sata. So you can get the full sata speed to an external drive. I haven't checked if those are hot-pluggable under linux, this is on the to-do list. - external hd's are a bit more fragile if dropped, bumped etc... - you will need more cables, sockets. Search a bit around before commiting to a file system. Ext3, Reiser and XFS (and to some extend JFS) each have some strenghts. -- Havoc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Havoc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5064 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32886 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
